Saturday, January 31

Metro

DSS Frees Ogun Pastor Kayode Olawoye After Public Outcry

Operatives of the Department of State Services have freed an Ogun State-based pastor, Kayode Olawoye, alongside two of his associates who were detained on Monday following public outcry. Olawoye became an internet sensation following his exposé on the poor state…

Kano cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim arraigned for alleged illegal land sales

The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Isa Makwarari, before Magistrate Court No. 53 in the Normansland area of Kano metropolis. Sheikh Makwarari is accused of involvement in the illegal sale of government and community-owned…

Ogun Court Adjourns Anthony Joshua Driver’s Trial

The trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the 46-year-old driver involved in the fatal accident that killed Nigerian-born boxing star Anthony Joshua’s close friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, has been adjourned to February 25, 2026. As reported by TVC on Tuesday,…

77,792 suspects in five years

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.) has said the agency arrested no fewer than 77,792 drug offenders and seized about 14,847 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs in the…

Lagos taskforce impounds 134 motorcycles on restricted route

The Lagos State Taskforce has impounded 134 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okadas, during enforcement operations across major parts of the state. The spokesperson for the agency, Raheem Gbadeyan, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that the exercise was carried…

Niger varsity student found dead inside his apartment

A 300-level student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Kelvin Danlami, has been found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room in what was suspected to be suicide. This is just as the management of the institution…

Son of Kidnapped Kwara Monarch Freed After N20m Ransom

The son of the Oniwo of Afin, Oba Simeon Olanipekun, abducted by gunmen in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has regained his freedom after a N20 million ransom was paid to his captors. The victim, identified as…

Six Students Feared Killed in Benue Boat Accident

No fewer than six students returning to school were reported to have lost their lives in the Buruku River in the Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened when the boat they were…

Trader loses N150m goods in Lagos market fire

One of the traders whose goods were destroyed after a fire razed the upper floor of a one-storey building on Somoye Osundairo Street in the Computer Village market, Ikeja, Lagos State, Ebere Daddymuonso, has lamented the loss of goods worth…

Seven abducted Edo residents freed after ransom payment

Seven abducted indigenes of Imoga Community in Akoko Edo Local Government were released by kidnappers on Monday evening after the payment of an undisclosed ransom. The coordinator of the Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People, Bode Ekundayo, who…

Delta CP Links Rising Murder Cases to Drug Abuse in State

The growing rate of murder cases in Delta State has been linked to drug abuse, especially among youths. This was contained in a statement read to journalists in Asaba, the state capital, on Tuesday by the state Commissioner of Police,…

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